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'''Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome''' is a rare recurring neurological disorder. It characterized by swelling facial nerve paralysis, lip swelling and tongue fissuring.<ref name=pmid34386167>{{cite journal |vauthors=Yap EYW |title=An interesting case of lip swelling! |journal=Malays Fam Physician |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=70–72 |date=July 2021 |pmid=34386167 |pmc=8346746 |doi=10.51866/cr1130 |url=}}</ref>
'''Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome''' (also '''Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome''') is a rare recurring neurological disorder.<ref>URL: [https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Melkersson-Rosenthal-Syndrome-Information-Page#:~:text=Definition-,Melkersson%2DRosenthal%20syndrome%20is%20a%20rare%20neurological%20disorder%20characterized%20by,in%20childhood%20or%20early%20adolescence. https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Melkersson-Rosenthal-Syndrome-Information-Page#:~:text=Definition-,Melkersson%2DRosenthal%20syndrome%20is%20a%20rare%20neurological%20disorder%20characterized%20by,in%20childhood%20or%20early%20adolescence.]. Accessed on: 18 October 2021.</ref>  


==General==
Clinically characterized by the triad of:<ref name=pmid34386167>{{cite journal |authors=Yap EYW |title=An interesting case of lip swelling! |journal=Malays Fam Physician |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=70–72 |date=July 2021 |pmid=34386167 |pmc=8346746 |doi=10.51866/cr1130 |url=}}</ref>
*Facial nerve paralysis.
*Lip swelling.
*Tongue fissuring.
Epidemiology:
*Rare.
*May be associated with [[Crohn's disease]] or [[sarcoidosis]].<ref name=pmid34602094>{{cite journal |authors=Casper J, Mohammad-Khani S, Schmidt JJ, Kielstein JT, Lenarz T, Haller H, Wagner AD |title=Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome in the context of sarcoidosis: a case report |journal=J Med Case Rep |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=488 |date=October 2021 |pmid=34602094 |pmc=8489098 |doi=10.1186/s13256-021-03044-5 |url=}}</ref>
==Microscopic==
Features:
*[[Granulomatous inflammation]].
DDx:
*Other causes of [[granulomatous inflammation]].


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Syndromes]]
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[[Category:Head and neck pathology]]

Latest revision as of 13:26, 18 October 2021

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (also Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome) is a rare recurring neurological disorder.[1]

General

Clinically characterized by the triad of:[2]

  • Facial nerve paralysis.
  • Lip swelling.
  • Tongue fissuring.

Epidemiology:

Microscopic

Features:

DDx:

References